diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c008fce40..a442ef119 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -64,33 +64,27 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Set up JDK 8
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: '8'
+          java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'temurin'
+          cache: 'sbt'
 
-      - name: Cache SBT
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+      - name: Uncache assembly
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@v3
         with:
           path: |
-            ~/.ivy2/cache
-            ~/.sbt
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-sbt-${{ hashFiles('*.sbt') }}-${{ hashFiles('project/**') }}
-
-      - name: Cache assembly
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: |
-            ~/**/target/**/libs/*.jar
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-assembly-${{ matrix.module }}-${{ github.run_id }}
+            ~/**/target/libs/*.jar
+          key: assembly-${{ matrix.module }}-${{ github.run_id }}
+          fail-on-cache-miss: true
 
       - name: Package Connector
         shell: bash
         run: |
           FOLDER=kafka-connect-${{ matrix.module }}-${{ env.TAG }}
           mkdir -p $FOLDER
-          cp **/target/**/libs/*.jar LICENSE $FOLDER/
+          cp **/target/libs/*.jar LICENSE $FOLDER/
           zip -r "$FOLDER.zip" $FOLDER/
 
       - name: Upload binaries to release